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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mwangi",
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        "legal_name": "James Mwangi Gakuya",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, I want to congratulate Dr. Otichillo. I also want to thank the Minister for allowing us to contribute. I have a few points that, probably, would show that I appreciate the request for information. Last time, I asked a Question here about an airstrip in Murang’a, yet the Minister could not locate it. We had to go out literally and look for it. With this kind of information available, the Government will be able to accelerate planning. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we visited Turkana where there is talk about shortage of energy, we realized that wind and solar could be very big resources for centres in northern Kenya. We would not have to rely on hydro-power when we have solar and wind in plenty in the northern part of Kenya. Unfortunately, maybe, some departments do not have that kind of information. We are talking about human settlements in the urban areas. Unplanned settlements have become a problem in this country. We have slums. There are no schools; there are no health centres and land tenure is an issue. If this information is provided to the relevant departments and to the communities, much more would be achieved in planning and in accelerating the development of this country. We have cultural centres spread all over the country which we do not know about, yet we are talking about eco- tourism. If this information is provided to the relevant groups, then we could do a lot to promote tourism in our country."
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